was suffering from a very difficult, long war in iraq. president bush, before him, have started withdraws, i think this is some better numbers than the 74 and the erosion is even worse. this president has had a policy, which has created disrespect for america. the likability factor is not the most important. the respect factor is most important. you are seeing the reactions that have so much violence involved in this. the definition of what happens when we lose respect around the world. we are the last superpower. we have a responsibility to help stabilize. instead, we have created a vacuum of power that has destabilized the world. lou: i suppose that is a difficult, if you will, a difficult balance. knowing when a refusal to exert capriciously or irresponsibly in the region of the world, and understanding the difference between creating a vacuum in that part of the world. the united states has not had, as president george w. bush famously put it, a humble foreign policy since you can argue today, you have to go back to, at least, i think